Feeling intense pain during sex? Something isn’t right!
For the average woman, pain during sex is rather common; and most of the time, it can be fixed by either changing positions or using lubrication during sex. However, if the pain continues or gets worse, it may be a sign that something is wrong internally. For instance, physicians say, deep pain during sex can be a symptom of endometriosis, while a sudden, sharp pain during sex could be a ruptured ovarian cyst. Again, doctors say, fibroid or cervicitis — that is the inflammation of the cervix caused by sexually transmitted disease or other infection can also make sex painful. If the pain is more of a burning or stabbing around the opening of the vagina, it could signal a condition called vulvodynia (a chronic pain syndrome that affects the vulva area and occurs without an identifiable cause.) If you sense pain during the insertion of penis into the vagina — or if you can’t even tolerate the insertion of anything into the vagina, it may be due to a condition called vaginismus ...